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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15676759
Chinese doctors treated an end-stage type 2 diabetic patient by implanting islet tissue derived in vitro from his own endoderm stem cells. The patient has been insulin-independent for 33 months.
Percutaneous: means “through the skin”
Transhepatic: means “across the liver”
Portal vein: a major vein that carries blood from the intestines to the liver
Transplantation: surgical procedure involving the removal of an organ or tissue from one person (donor) and placing it in another person (recipient)
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